Columbia Sportswear Company [PORTLAND, Ore.] (NASDAQ: COLM) announced the appointment of Jim Swanson as the company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Swanson will fill the position currently held by Tom Cusick, who has been promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Swanson served as Columbia’s Senior Global Financial Analyst from April 2003 to December 2004, as Finance Manager from January 2005 to December 2008 and as Director of Strategic and Financial Planning from January 2009 to May 2015 when he was named Vice President of Finance. Prior to joining the company, Swanson served in a variety of roles, including senior financial analyst at Freightliner Corporation and at Tality Corporation, and as a senior tax and business advisory associate at Arthur Andersen.

Halliburton Company [HOUSTON] (NYSE: HAL) announced the appointment of Christopher Weber as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Weber joins Halliburton from Parker Drilling Company, where he served for four years as senior vice president and CFO. Previously, Weber served as the vice president and treasurer of Ensco plc. He joined Ensco following the acquisition of Pride International, where he spent five years in various management positions with increasing responsibility. Prior to Pride, Weber worked with The Boston Consulting Group.

Era Group Inc. [HOUSTON] (NYSE: ERA) announced that Jennifer Whalen has been appointed to the position of Vice President, Acting Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Whalen, who had served as Era’s Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, will continue to serve as Era’s principal accounting officer. Prior to joining Era, Ms. Whalen served in several capacities at nLIGHT Photonics Corporation, including Director of Accounting. Prior to these roles, Ms. Whalen served as the Manager of Accounting at InFocus Corporation for two years and started her career in the assurance practice with PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Neon Therapeutics [CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] announced that Yasir Al-Wakeel will join the company as chief financial officer. Dr. Al-Wakeel replaces Daniella Beckman, who has served as part-time chief financial officer since shortly after the company’s launch in 2015. Dr. Al-Wakeel joins Neon from Merrimack Pharmaceuticals where he was chief financial officer and head of corporate development. Before Merrimack, Dr. Al-Wakeel served for more than eight years at Credit Suisse, most recently as an investment banking director.

PolyMet Mining Corp. [ST. PAUL, Minn.] (TSX: POM, NYSE MKT: PLM) announced the appointment of Patrick Keenan as Chief Financial Officer of PolyMet. Mr. Keenan succeeds Douglas Newby. Mr. Keenan most recently served as Senior Vice President Finance and Treasurer at Newmont. Prior to this he spent more than 20 years with Rio Tinto in a variety of roles, including chief financial officer for Rio Tinto’s Energy group and chief financial officer for Kennecott Utah Copper and Rio Tinto Diamonds.

Veritas Technologies [MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.] announced that Mark P. Dentinger has joined the company as executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO). Dentinger was most recently vice president and CFO of InvenSense, and previously served as executive vice president and CFO of KLA-Tencor Corporation. He also served as CFO at BEA Systems, Inc. Additionally, he served in various financial management positions at the former Compaq Computer Corporation.

Player’s Network, Inc. [LAS VEGAS, NV] (OTCQB: PNTV) named Nevada Assistant Controller Geoffrey Lawrence as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer. Most recently Lawrence was Assistant State Controller. Prior to joining the Controller’s Office, Mr. Lawrence was the Policy Director for Assembly Leadership in the Nevada Legislature. Before that, Mr. Lawrence was the Director of Research and Legislative Affairs at the Nevada Policy Research Institute.

Aileron Therapeutics [CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] announced the appointment of Donald Dougherty as senior vice president and chief financial officer. Mr. Dougherty Compound Capital Growth Investments LLC, and has served as its president since 1999. Prior to that, Mr. Dougherty held senior positions at several investment firms, including Essex Investment Management (1994 to 1999), where he was a principal, portfolio manager and lead biotechnology analyst, and Putnam Investments (1986 to 1994), where he was a senior vice president and analyst in the Specialty Growth Group, which managed the Voyager, OTC Emerging Growth, and Health Sciences funds. He began his investment career at Endowment Management Research in 1983.

Banc of California, Inc. [SANTA ANA, Calif.] (NYSE: BANC) announced that J. Francisco A. Turnerhas resigned from his roles as interim Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) and Chief Strategy Officer. Albert J. Wang, current Chief Accounting Officer, will assume the role of Principal Financial Officer (“PFO”) as the Company continues its search for a permanent CFO.

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [NEW HAVEN, Conn.] (NASDAQ: ALXN) announced that Paul J. Clancy, will join the company and will assume the role of Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Mr. Clancy will succeed Dave Anderson. For the past 16 years, Mr. Clancy has been employed by Biogen where he has served as CFO for the last ten years. Prior to Biogen, Mr. Clancy spent 13 years with PepsiCo in various executive positions.

Biogen [CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] (NASDAQ: BIIB) announced that Paul Clancy, Executive Vice President, Finance & Chief Financial Officer (CFO) will leave the organization. The Company also announced that Greg Covino, Biogen’s Chief Accounting Officer, will serve as the Company’s interim Principal Financial Officer as the company conducts a search for a new CFO.

Anaplan [SAN FRANCISCO] announced that Anup Singh is joining the company as its new Executive Vice President (EVP) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Before joining Anaplan, Singh served as CFO at Nimble Storage. Prior to that, Singh served as CFO at Clearwell Systems and Warranty Corporation of America and in key executive roles at Trimble Navigation, Excite@Home, 3Com, and Ernst & Young LLP.

Caliber [SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.] announced Jade Leung as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Mr. Leung previously served as Caliber’s Vice President of Finance. Mr. Leung replaces Leland Harty, who remains tightly aligned with the Company by joining its Strategic Advisory Board. Prior to joining Caliber, Mr. Leung served in several management roles during his fourteen-year tenure with PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Parker Drilling Company [HOUSTON] (NYSE: PKD) announced that Christopher Weber, Parker Drilling’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, is leaving the Company. Jon-Al Duplantier, Parker Drilling’s Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel, has been appointed to serve as interim CFO and will manage the CFO responsibilities in addition to his current responsibilities until a replacement is named. Mr. Duplantier has been with Parker Drilling since September 2009, when he joined the Company as Vice President and General Counsel. In 2012 he was promoted to Senior Vice President, and in 2013 he took on the additional role of Chief Administrative Officer. Prior to joining Parker Drilling, Mr. Duplantier served in several legal and management roles of expanding scope and responsibility over a 17-year career at ConocoPhillips.

Acelity L.P. Inc. [SAN ANTONIO] announced the appointment of Tracy Jokinen as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Jokinen is the former CFO of G&K Services. Prior to her role at G&K, Jokinen spent more than 20 years at Valspar Corporation.

Phillip Stegner

Meritize [DALLAS] announced the appointment of Phillip Stegner as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Meritize, Stegner worked with Capital One. He also served as senior economic analyst and special assistant to the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.

Fringe Benefit Group [AUSTIN, Texas] announced that John Malnar has joined the company as Chief Operating Officer/Chief Financial Officer. Malnar most recently served as CFO of YapStone Holdings, Inc. Prior to YapStone, Malnar served as CFO at PayPros, and spent more than a decade in New York at BlackRock, Merrill Lynch and JP Morgan.

Sun Basket [SAN FRANCISCO] announced that Stuart Huizinga will serve as Chief Financial Officer. Huizinga most recently spent 16 years as CFO of eHealth, Inc. Prior to joining eHealth, Huizinga served as a tech partner at Arthur Andersen LLP.

Aircastle Limited [STAMFORD, Conn.] (NYSE: AYR) has promoted Aaron Dahlke, to Chief Financial Officer and Interim Chief Accounting Officer of the Company. He replaces previous CFO Michael J. Inglese, who has been promoted to CEO of the company. Mr. Dahlke has been Chief Accounting Officer of the Company since 2005.

Jon Freeman

CareView Communications, Inc. [LEWISVILLE, Texas] (OTCQB: CRVW) announced that Jon Freeman joined the Company as Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Mr. Freeman served as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Medafor, Inc.

FLIR Systems, Inc. [WILSONVILLE, Ore.] (NASDAQ: FLIR) announced that Amit Singhi, Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer, has resigned. Shane Harrison, Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Strategy, who joined FLIR in 2010, will work closely with Amit in transition and serve as interim Chief Financial Officer.

ProGreen US, Inc. [BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI] (OTCQB: PGUS) announced that Akio Ariura has joined the company as chief financial officer. Ariura formerly served as CFO of Spiral Toys, Inc. Prior to Spiral Toys, Inc., Ariura formerly served as CFO of Radient Pharmaceuticals and was a consultant with Resources Global Professionals and previously held senior positions at Sunvest Industries and Derlan Industries.

LSI Industries Inc. [CINCINNATI] (NASDAQ: LYTS) announced the appointment of James E. Galeeseas Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, succeeding Ronald S. Stowell, who has been named Chief Financial Officer Emeritus and Treasurer and will remain a key part of LSI’s financial leadership team. Mr. Galeese most recently, from 2014 to present, served as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and a Director of Universal Trailer Holding Corporation. He was with Philips Electronics NV from 1998 to 2014 as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for its North American Lighting business and its Electronics business. Prior to that Mr. Galeese served in the financial Controllership organization of Square D Company / Schneider Electric.

Mark Joos

CopperPoint Insurance Companies [PHOENIX] announced it has named Mark L. Joos its chief financial officer. Joos most recently served as the senior vice president and CFO for GuideOne Insurance. He began his career at PriceWaterhouseCoopers in the firm’s Insurance Industry Practice.

Pure Energy Minerals Limited [DENVER] (TSX-V: PE, OTCQB: PEMIF) announced the appointment of Paul Zink as Chief Financial Officer. He replaces John Jardine, who has resigned as Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Zink has held senior management positions at International Royalty Corporation, Rare Element Resources Ltd., Eurasian Minerals Inc., Pegasus Gold Inc., and Koch Industries Inc. Earlier in his career, Mr. Zink spent more than 15 years with J.P. Morgan & Company Inc. Mr. Zink is currently a director of Timberline Resources Corporation and has previously held directorships with Atna Resources Ltd., Rare Element Resources Ltd., and International Royalty Corporation.

Halliburton Company [HOUSTON] (NYSE: HAL) announced Mark McCollum, resumed his role as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Christian Garcia, who had assumed Mr. McCollum’s CFO responsibilities on an interim basis, will remain with the Company as Senior Vice President of Finance until August 1, 2016, at which time he intends to take early retirement.

SunEdison, Inc. [MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo.] (OTC PINK: SUNEQ) announced that it has appointed Philip J. Gund as Chief Financial Officer. Gund is an experienced restructuring executive and Senior Managing Director with Ankura Consulting Group, LLC. Mr. Gund recently served as Chief Restructuring Officer at Vivaro Corporation, and as Advisor to Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives, LLC. Mr. Gund was a Founding Principal of Marotta Gund Budd & Dzera, LLC, which Ankura Consulting Group acquired in 2016. Prior to forming MGBD, Mr. Gund served as a Principal at Zolfo Cooper, LLC. The Company’s prior Chief Financial Officer designee, Ilan Daskal, resigned from SunEdison on June 27, 2016.

Science Applications International Corp. [MCLEAN, Va.] (NYSE: SAIC) announced the appointment of Corporate Controller Maria M. Bishop as interim Chief Financial Officer. Bishop will assume the role of CFO from John R. Hartley, whose departure from the company was announced in March. Bishop has worked for SAIC since 1998, and has been a member of the corporate finance team for the past decade.

Sydney Carey

Apttus [SAN MATEO, Calif.] announced Sydney Carey as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Carey currently serves on the board of Bazaarvoice.

WaterStone Bank [WAUWATOSA, Wis.] announced the appointment of Mark R. Gerke as the company’s senior vice president and chief financial officer of WaterStone Bank and Waterstone Financial, Inc. Gerke joined WaterStone Bank in October of 2005 as corporate controller. In February of 2014, Gerke was appointed vice president, controller and principal accounting officer of Waterstone Financial, Inc.

Fauquier Bankshares, Inc. [WARRENTON, Va.] (NASDAQ: FBSS) announced that Eric P. Graap, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Fauquier Bankshares, Inc. (the “Company”) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, The Fauquier Bank (the “Bank”), is retiring effective September 2, 2016. The Company has appointed Christine E. Headly to succeed Mr. Graap upon his retirement. Ms. Headly will be Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and the Bank. Since May 2013, Ms. Headly has served as Senior Vice President and Controller of the Bank, and previously served as a Vice President and Controller beginning in 2007 through May 2013. Ms. Headly joined the Bank in 1999 and over the last 17 years has also served as the Financial Analyst. Prior to joining the Bank, Ms. Headly was an economist at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

Alion Science and Technology [MCLEAN, Va.] announced that Kevin L. Cook will become the company’s Chief Financial Officer, effective July 5. Mr. Cook joins Alion from Booz Allen Hamilton, where he has served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer since 2014. Mr. Cook began his career in 1978 at Westinghouse Defense and later joined IIT Research Institute, Alion’s predecessor organization. Mr. Cook first joined Booz Allen Hamilton in 1986, and ten years later joined what is now JAMIS Software. He rejoined Booz Allen in 2003 and led various elements of the Finance department including leading the establishment of the company’s shared services infrastructure and playing a leadership role in preparing for and completing the company’s initial public offering (IPO) in 2010. He became Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller in 2008 and was promoted to CFO in 2014.

KMG Chemicals, Inc. [FORT WORTH, Texas] (NYSE: KMG) announced that Marcelino Rodriguez, KMG’s Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer, has been named Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Rodriguez replaces Mindy Passmore, who has resigned to pursue other opportunities. Since February 2014, Rodriguez has served as KMG’s Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer. Before joining KMG in 2014, Rodriguez served as Chief Financial Officer of Paul Mueller Company. Prior to that role, Rodriguez was Chief Financial Officer of Lhoist North America.

Zix Corporation [DALLAS] (NASDAQ: ZIXI) appointed David Rockvam as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Rockvam joins ZixCorp after 18 years with Entrust, where he served in several executive roles, including Chief Investor Relations Officer and CFO of Asia Digital Media, an Entrust joint venture. He also served as Senior Vice President (SVP) and General Manager of Entrust Certificate Services. Rockvam’s other executive roles at Entrust included Chief Marketing Officer, SVP of Brand and Corporate Communications, and SVP of Product Marketing. Rockvam began his career at Nortel Networks, where he served as a finance manager and a project manager for Entrust’s initial public offering.

Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance Company [HARRISBURG, Pa.] appointed Lyle Rhodebecksenior vice president and CFO, replacing Gregory Stine, who will retire as senior VP and CFO July 1, which the company announced on Dec. 18. Rhodebeck joins the company July 6. Rhodebeck worked at Shelby Insurance as CFO; Grange Insurance as vice president of Claims and vice president of Personal Lines; and most recently at State Auto as senior vice president — director of operations.

Robert Park

BlueJeans Network [MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA] announced the hire of Robert Park as the company’s first Chief Financial Officer. Robert has experience scaling high growth technology companies such as PayPal, Chegg and Practice Fusion, as well as Fortune 100 companies such as McKesson.

Valassis [LIVONIA, Mich.] named Grant Fitz as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Most recently, Fitz was the corporate vice president and CFO for Xerox® Technology Business where he managed the financial operations for the technology business. Additionally, he was responsible for Xerox Financial Services, the Xerox internal financing business. Prior to his tenure with Xerox, Fitz spent nearly two decades at General Motors (GM) where he held multiple positions with increasing responsibility including chief financial officer of different business units and as the company’s first chief risk officer. He has held various leadership roles at GM in both the United States and Europe. He was also Vice President and CFO at Nexteer Automotive.

Noel N. Samuel

Abt Associates [BETHESDA, MD] named Noel N. Samuel as the company’s Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, he was CFO of immixGroup, Inc. He also served as CFO of Dell Computer’s $1+ billion public sector services business unit and was the Senior Vice President of Finance at Perot Systems Government Services.

Young Living Essential Oils, LC [LEHI, Utah] announced Janay Standifird was appointed as its new Chief Financial Officer. Standifird was chosen to replace Kevin Pace, who retires on July 15. Standifird joined Young Living in 2012 as controller and most recently held the role of Senior Vice President, Global Controller and Finance. She brings almost two decades of business experience and competence to Young Living, with more than 10 years in the direct selling industry.

Kalytera Therapeutics, Inc. [MANHATTAN BEACH, CA] announced the appointment of Robert Farrell as Kalytera’s President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Farrell has held senior positions with publicly listed companies, including Titan Pharmaceuticals, where he served as President and CEO from 2008 to 2009 and as Chief Financial Officer from 1996 to 2008. Previously, Mr. Farrell served as CFO, Corporate Group Vice President and General Counsel at Fresenius USA and Fresenius Medical Care.

Boxed Wholesale [NEW YORK] announced the appointment of Naeem Ishaq as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Prior to joining Boxed, Ishaq was Head of Finance, Strategy, and Risk at Square. Ishaq also worked at Intel Corporation where he held several operational finance and strategic planning roles, and was the Senior Director of Finance & Strategy at Salesforce.com.

IGEL Technology [SAN FRANCISCO] announced that Martin van Os has joined the company as Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Prior to joining IGEL, he was Managing Director of brille24 GmbH. Before his position with brille24, van Os held financial advisor and CFO positions with Soundcloud Ltd, Corporate Finance Partners and KKFnet.

Keener Investments [HOUSTON] announced that Jerry D. Smith has joined as Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer of the firm. Prior to joining Keener Investments, Jerry served as Vice President and Controller of Freeport LNG. He joined Freeport LNG from his previous role serving as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of Cheniere Energy.

Michael R. Smith

McCormick & Company, Incorporated [SPARKS, Md.] (NYSE: MKC) announced the promotion of Michael R. Smith to Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for the company effective September 1, 2016. On that date, Gordon M. Stetz will continue with the company as Executive Vice President until his retirement on December 31, 2016. Mr. Stetz served as Executive Vice President & CFO since 2007 and a member of McCormick’s Board of Directors since 2011. Mr. Smith, who is currently Sr. Vice President, Corporate Finance, joined McCormick in 1991 and served as a financial leader across North America and in the company’s Europe, Middle East and Africa region.

DB Schenker [FREEPORT, NEW YORK] announced that Brent Blake is the new Chief Financial Officer for the Americas. Since 2014, Brent has held the role of Vice President of Finance and Information Technology for North America with Del Monte. Prior to this, Blake held increasingly senior roles and responsibilities across finance, IT, and strategy with OHL, United Parcel Service, and Burger King Corporation in the Americas. Donna Hanson Prantl, formerly Vice President of Finance and Shared Services for Schenker, Inc., was appointed to the new role of CFO USA.

Amarin Corporation plc [BEDMINSTER, NJ and DUBLIN, IRELAND] (NASDAQ: AMRN) announced that Michael W. Kalb has joined its senior management team as senior vice president and chief financial officer. Mr. Kalb joins Amarin from Taro Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., where he served as chief financial officer and chief accounting officer. Prior to joining Taro, Mr. Kalb was a director in the Accounting and Financial Consulting Group of Huron Consulting Group Inc.

Convalo Health International, Corp. (Convalo) [LOS ANGELES] (TSX-V: CXV) announced it has promoted Hector Rivera to Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Rivera has been with Convalo since its founding, and previously held the position of Senior Controller. Prior to working with Convalo, he was the Senior Controller for a large Los Angeles substance abuse company. Allan Dicks, previous CFO, has been terminated.

Adam Campbell

HouseMaster LLC [SALT LAKE CITY, UT] announced the appointment of Adam Campbell to the HouseMaster Family. Mr. Campbell was a founding employee and the Corporate Controller for Bridge Investment Group Partners in Salt Lake City, UT.

Patient Home Monitoring Corp. [LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA] (TSX-V: PHM) announced that it has appointed Steve Lazarus to the position of Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Lazarus was previously employed by Deloitte, the Visiting Nurse Service of New York, and served as CFO of a Federally Qualified Health Center system.

Jennifer W. Harris

Horry County State Bank [LORIS, S.C.] (OTC: HCFB) announced the addition of Jennifer W. Harris as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Ms. Harris served as VP Senior Accountant – SEC Reporting of Park Sterling Bank in Charlotte, North Carolina, from September 2014 to May 2016. Prior to that, Ms. Harris served as SEC Financial Reporting Manager of Yadkin Bank in Statesville, North Carolina, from April 2009 to July 2014, when Yadkin Bank, and its holding company, Yadkin Financial Corporation, merged with VantageSouth Bancshares, Inc. and Piedmont Community Bank Holdings, Inc. Ms. Harris also has held various senior accounting roles at community banks across North Carolina.

NioCorp Developments Ltd. [CENTENNIAL, Colo.] (OTCQX: NIOBF) announced that it is has named Neal Shah as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”). Mr. Shah has served as NioCorp’s Interim CFO since April 2015. Prior to that, he was NioCorp’s Vice President of Finance since joining the Company in September 2014. Previously, he was with Intel for six years, most recently as a Finance Manager in the high-growth wireless business group. Neal brings a wealth of corporate expertise having also worked at IBM, Boeing, and Covidien.

Pzena Investment Management, Inc. [NEW YORK] (NYSE: PZN) promoted Jessica R. Doran to the position of Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, after having spent several years in various roles at Pzena. Ms. Doran began her tenure at the company in 2005 as a portfolio accountant and has served the company in various roles over the years in functions ranging from operations, internal audit and most recently as the Manager of Financial Reporting.

Bright Mountain Media, Inc. [BOCA RATON, FL] (OTCQB: BMTM) announced the appointment of Dennis W. Healey to the Board of Directors as well as Chief Financial Officer and Secretary positions. Mr. Healey will replace Annette Casacci who resigned from her position. Mr. Healey has provided CFO, accounting and financial reporting services to various private and public companies including As Seen On TV, Inc., a company he was the CFO from November 2007 through October 2011 and a member of Board of Directors from April 2014 until August 2014. Prior to that, from 1980 until October 2007, Mr. Healey served as Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Viragen, Inc.